Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-12-03
IUcsoN, ARIZONA,
 November 26, 1887. !
4. FRANK RASDALLL,
 PHOTOGRAPH ARTIST,
 Los ASGELEs. CAL.

November 20, locI
 d. FRANK RAEDALLL.
 PHOTOGRAPH ARTIST,
 Los ANGELES, CAL.
 SIR:-Yours of the 29.h inst. to ny daughter has just been received. causes me great pain to have raised C daughter so wicked Bs t0 try to slea. the fruits of your colossal genius. Ai she Is but Q child in yesrs, and knows. II possible, less of the law than you do, | take the liberty of answering you Der sonniiy. l would snRRest as q valuable preparation to your further legal studiet lh6s yCu purchase some cbesp-very chsGP-bo"k on etiquette, snd VERY SMALL dictionary. and consult bolt carefully before you atiem.t further correspondence. After ihoir late ex- Perienoe with the gentleman, it l. news Co the people of Arizona tO know ihat you have The sole aud exclusive right 10 depict the features e Geronimo.
 My daughter IS but sn amateur ID art |: and whom !, was prop .sed by the good people of Arizona to honor General Miles wlth token Of their regard fer his ser vices ss q soldier and Lis character Bs a senileusn, she resolved to decorate an olla Ca liar ss you Aestboiicsliy term Ill. and present it to the General CD behalf Hf ihe daughters of Arizona for bis gal ikn,ry in defending the lives sId honor Of theIr mothers and siEters against the cruel outrsges of the fiendish Apsches. She deemed + proper to decorate the jar" with @ picture of Geronimo, the chief Apache raider captured by General Miles. She did 90. and of this you complain. By the uutiring industry and successful strategy of the military, and through tLsir courtesy and through that alone. you enjoyed the priyelege Of safely phciOgrapniug their captives, EnOngst shem vEs Geronimo. Now yOu claim exclusive property in ail pictures paint IBSs, etc, of him. Among many otherF painted upon ihe 'iRr' and presented to our gallant protector, you seem to hun ger for GsrOuimO's face; you talk of seizuses by the U. s. "msrlial, !" ian office not mentioned iu my copy Ot She United States Revised Ssaiutes) Please for bear 10 have YOUR c. &. martial seize iSe golden scabtari winch encases the sword presented io General Miles by the grateful people of Arizona; fer upon It you vIll zee engrsTed fao simile of tbe face you find on the "jar." Should you conclude to take the scahbard. please leave him the sword. Do not imprison Messrs. Tiffany < O.. of New York, the the designers of the sword and scabbard. Fnd enclosed programme of dances at the ball given in honor of General Miles at Tucson. Nov, sth, 1887. Upon one side you will see the picture of General Miles, on th0 reverse the picture Cf Ger oniIGo just ss you have IL upon tha liar" Plesse do not have your U, 2. '.nGstiai' seize The pr1g.amEes with .he pictures oi General Miles sni Geronimo, and io not imprison the Citizen Publishing O., vho printed it. spare the generous people of Arizona, who caused Ils print ing and publication. from arrest end in- But if your heart is too hard to sccsde to any of these requests, please, Ohl please spare the gallant floor managers who distributed the pro- yrGmmes to the ladies.
 Any further communications please direct to me and pot to the young lady. |
 Yours, etc
 WM. A. LOWELL.